Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ruby1.8
The current stable release of the Ruby interpreter (1.8.7 in Ibix) breaks any software using short-named constants. The latest stable version from ruby-lang.org has this issue as well, but it has been fixed in the latest stable snapshot. To summarize, this version is bad: ftp://ftp.ruby- lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.7-p72.tar.gz This version is corrected: ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/stable- snapshot.tar.gz When the bug triggers, it looks something like: [-] Exploit failed: uninitialized constant Msf::ModuleSet::NDR Since we recommend Ubuntu as a stable platform for the Metasploit Framework, we would really like to see 8.10 ship with a working version of the Ruby interpreter. ** Affects: ruby1.8 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Ruby 1.8 package breaks the Metasploit Framework (short-named constants) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/282302 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
